[Domesteading 00187] Re: Homasote

[Vinay Gupta]

Wil Fidroeff's econ-o-dome system relies on homasote for the interior  
panels: homasote - cotton insulation - cement board - elastomer.

The reasoning is that it's sound absorbent which cuts down the  
unwanted acoustic properties of domes - sound focussing across the  
dome, etc. I can't speak to it for exterior uses but it is  
"dimensionally stable" - you get it wet, it expands, it comes back to  
about the same size (if I remember correctly - check the spec  
sheets / with an expert.)

Vinay





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On Apr 22, 2007, at 2:59 PM, Robert Vance wrote:

> Chris, This is the first time I have heard of this product but  
> since there is a supplier near me, I will certainly check it out. I  
> will also suspend my doubts about the efficient use of paper slurry.
> BobV!
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Chris<mailto:bewise at hypertech.net>
>   To: A forum for the discussion of aspects of independent,off-the- 
> grid living<mailto:domesteading at sculptors.com>
>   Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 9:11 PM
>   Subject: [Domesteading 00178] Homasote
>
>
>   I'm sure y'all are aware of this Homasote stuff and I'm wondering  
> what your
>   opinion is of it for dome construction...??? (Note: if this has been
>   discussed at some previous time, I'm not remembering. <grin>) I  
> found the
>   following letter very interesting... the stuff seems too good to  
> be true...
>   Also I'm wondering who among us considers self 100% successful in  
> the
>   accomplishment of 'independent off-the-grid living'... I'm  
> lookin' for a
>   tutor <smile> ~Christine
>
>> Dear Sir:
>> I am one of 56 men who constructed and then lived in the Byrd  
>> Expedition
>> buildings (at Little America, Antarctica, for over a year in 1934-35)
>> which were assembled from Homasote lined sections left over from the
>> establishment of the first Little America in 1929. These sections  
>> were
>> already the veterans of five years' storage in damp New Zealand
>> warehouses, but were still so strong and easy to saw, fit, and  
>> assemble
>> that we were considerably surprised. But when we had dug down to  
>> the old
>> camp and found also that the Homasote in the original buildings  
>> was in
>> perfect condition after one year of soaking in melted snow  
>> (1929-30) and
>> five years under the terrific pressure of 20 feet of ice, we were
>> completely sold. When other wallboards would have pulped, cracked or
>> dissolved, Homasote remained firm and trustworthy insulation against
>> blizzards and temperatures of minus 75!
>> more at http://homasote.com/about.html<http://homasote.com/ 
>> about.html>
>